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There's a restaurant in town where you can eat authentic Vietnamese pho, eat equally authentic smoked brisket and buy a new cellphone plan. Eli's Ann Nichols tells you all about it.

Sultan's is an old favorite for Middle Eastern cuisine, but Ann finds that it can still surprise her.

What could make a trip to the EL Farmer's market a little spicier? ELi's intrepid Ann About Town tells all.

Grab a napkin. In the latest "Ann about Town," ELi's Managing Editor will make you drool.

Why are the lines so long and patient?

"I have sometimes wondered whether some long-ago East Lansing politician promised to provide 'a burrito on every corner.'"

"I have a friend who lived in Manhattan for decades and swore by the curative properties of Vietnamese pho." East Lansing finally has pho.

The Spartan Hall of Fame Café is off the beaten path for many East Lansing residents, but it more than makes up for the distance by being the most intensely Spartan place outside MSU’s own borders.

“It’s like eating sushi in a forest,” I remarked to Captain Carnivore as I looked out at a large conifer.

Recently named by Big Ten Network as East Lansing’s “best game day restaurant,” Crunchy’s first opened in 1982 and has been a busy student hang-out ever since. Eli's Abigail Heath checks it out.

Ever wondered what that giant blue house on M.A.C. Avenue is all about? ELi's Emma McGinn has the answer.

An East Lansing tradition behind a little red door. The history for you, from ELi's Sarah Dougherty.

The history of one of East Lansing's best-loved ice cream traditions, brought to us by Charlotte Baykian.

ELi's Abigail Heath explains the history of the MSU Dairy Store and what makes it different from most ice cream stores.